first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
message; informative matter
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to shut in; to confine; to contain
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
at that time; in those days
goodness; excellence; virtue
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
if so; in that case; in that situation
I have nothing to do with it
effect; result; worth; use; avail
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
different thing; another question; different case
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
another thing; exception; special case
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in